Employment: City of Stoke-on-Trent, Directorate of Corporate Resources, Swift House, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HP from 1. April 2002 till end of May 2007.

Employment: From April 2002 I worked in the Knowledge Management Unit of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. My principal responsibility was the analysis and dissemination of the Censuses.

After the publication of the 2001 Census my responsibilities were twofold. Firstly to make sure that all relevant sections of the City Council had adequate knowledge of the Census its content, strengths, limitations, knowledge of all the various groups of tabulations and to make sure that these same sections had available all these tabulations as they were published. For this purpose I initiated the formation of a 'Census User Group' known as the Corporate Research & Information Group (CRIG). This group also discussed the development of SASPAC. Some training in the use of this package was undertaken to ensure that all the published Census results could be processed and further analysed in-house.

SASPAC was used in a comprehensive study of migration in and out of Stoke-on-Trent and parts of the City. My experience with this study was the subject of a presentation to the British Society for Population Studies in Southampton in September of 2006.

My second area of responsibility has been to work and use a software package known as POPGROUP, an Excel based package used for population forecasting. In this regard I have produced ward-based forecasts, forecasts for ethnic groups within the City, and forecasts for some of the Neighbourhood Areas into which Stoke-on-Trent has been divided.

Publications: a) Census Atlas 2001, Stoke-on-Trent at the beginning of the 21st Century, City of Stoke-on-Trent 2006; b) The Study of Migration, paper that formed the basis for a presentation to the 2006 annual conference of the British Society for Population Studies.

Post Employment: From January 2007 I have developed a private research consultancy starting with the development of my website www.kvmresearch.co.uk. So far this work has resulted in a number of assignments for local retailers assessing the potential of their local markets based on Census information and surveys of their current customers. I am in contact with several more retailers with a view to expand this approach and assist them in their future development. To download details of this work click on Products above, then Market Research.

Extra Work Experience: As an extension to my work duties I have since 1993 taken a considerable interest in the organisation known as LARIA (Local Authorities' Research + Intelligence Association) and I served as Honorary Secretary in 2003-2007. I was chair of the Education and Training Activity Group (now the Member Development AG) and supervised the writing and publication of Laria's Education and Training Guide. I have chaired some sessions at Laria's annual conference.

From January 2005 member of the ONS Local Authority Liaison Steering Group preparing for the 2007 Test

Census in Stoke-on-Trent and subsequently the 2011 Census from January 2005.

Publications: a) Research NVQs - The Story So Far, Laria News, No 53, January 1997, pp 5-8; b) Education & Training of Researchers in Local Government, Laria News, No 57, May 1998, pp 22-23; c) A Career in Research - What Career?, Laria News, No 63, May 2000, pp 18-21, d) A Career in Research - An Update, Laria News, No 66, June 2001, p 14; e) Researching Researchers, Laria News, No 75, June 2004, pp20-23. f) When is a researcher a researcher?, Laria News, No89, February 2009. To download further reports on these issues click on Products above and then Researching Researchers.

Management Experience: Chairing LARIA's Education and Training Activity Group. Supervision and editing of LARIA's Education and Training Guide and supervising its publication.

Managing the schedule of meetings of LARIA's ruling body, the Council and assisting in the arrangement of other activities.

Most recently supervising a colleague with technical expertise in the production of the printed and published version of the '2001 Census Atlas', a study of migration and the theoretical paper on the study of migration.

Courses & Conferences: I participated in the full compliment of courses provided by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. This included computer training and workshops on skills in negotiation, presentation, assertiveness and time management.

In November 2007 I was a delegate at the annual conference of the Statistics Users Forum: Income, Earnings & Wealth

I have participated in most of LARIA's annual conferences and chaired several workshops. I attended the annual Town and Country Planning Summer School in 1974, 1977 and 1985. On the last occasion I presented that year's Prize Paper. Made a presentation to the 2006 Annual Conference of the British society for population Studies.

Publications: a) The Town Planner - a Disciple with only Half a Message, Town & Country Planning Summer School 1985, Report of Proceedings; b) Better Data for Better Local Government, report on the presentation by Ludi Simpson, report from the Laria Conference 2000, Laria News, No 63, May 2000, p 3.

Since going independent I have become a member of the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry and East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce & Enterprise. I have participated in several of their Networking events.

Parish Council: I was co-opted to Odd Rode Parish Council (ORPC) in 2003 and served as chair of the Council from November of that year till May 2004. Served as the Council's representative on what was known as the Parish Plan Project Team, a body of people from the local Community who prepared the Parish Plan, which was published in the Spring of 2006. I am chair of ORPC's Planning committee.

I have since chaired a group working on a design statement for the parish. This has now been to public consultation and will shortly be submitted to ORPC and Cheshire East Council for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document.

Leisure pursuits: Weekly swims (as commitments permit) to keep fit. Rambling walks, nature generally, my house and garden, cooking and entertaining, life of my local community, buying and selling of antiques and other objects of visual attraction.